Flags at half-mast at Richmond City Hall in wake of Filipino street party tragedy

Richmond News

The flags at Richmond City Hall will be lowered to half-mast for this week to commemorate the deaths of 11 people on Saturday at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie released a statement on Monday morning extending the city’s condolences and “deepest sympathies” to everyone affected by the incident.

“The loss of eleven cherished members of the Filipino Canadian community and the injuries suffered by many others have touched us profoundly,” Brodie said in a statement. …

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